![The Two Women, By: G.K. Chesterton](https://i0.wp.com/poetrycatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/The-Two-Women-By-G.K.-Chesterton.jpg?resize=750%2C420&ssl=1)
Lo! very fair is she who knows the ways
Of joy: in pleasure’s mocking wisdom old,
The eyes that might be cold to flattery, kind;
The hair that might be grey with knowledge, gold.
But thou art more than these things, O my queen,
For thou art clad in ancient wars and tears.
And looking forth, framed in the crown of thorns,
I saw the youngest face in all the spheres.